Australian Memorabilia
One of Australia's most popular periodicals, first publications in 1938
A magazine that began with an assortment of Australian articles, International articles, Hollywood glamour - an all-rounder but in later years moved into more salacious style with front page ladies in swim suits or very little clothing and a focus on relationships, love life etc
In 1961 PIX also began selling mail order records, I have the very first record they released advertised separately (Ray Price And The Port Jackson Jazz Band)
PIX Magazine
August 21st 1948
Volume 21 Number 6
Associated Newspapers
60 70 Elizabeth Street, Sydney
Large format (350mm x 270mm)
Stapled spine
28 Pages
All content is two colour print - greyscale & red
World War II is still very fresh in everyone's minds and this issue deals with re-establishment of the armed services men and women who had to get back to a "normal" life after being engaged in war for six years.
Some of the feature articles in this issue include:
Ex-service trainees say they cannot live on their allowances
Australian artists decorate a great store for its 125th birthday (Anthony Horden's)
Brisbane has the Empire's best blood transfusion centre
1m pound refit puts veteran trans-Pacific liner Aorangi back on the run
Feudalism ends in Hungary when huge estates are subdivided
Third film version of "Anna Karenina" has Vivien Leigh in the title role (Vivien Leigh is the front page lady)
Letters from readers:
Photo of a toy made from a fruit
Photo of nine grapefruit growing from one stalk
Comments about the length of ladies dresses and men's trousers
Photo of a historic violin made from a field telephone used in the first World War
Pretty strange stuff!
Just some of the photographs include:
Ex servicemen at Concord Repatriation Hospital playing lawn bowls in their pyjamas
Ex servicemen trainees "on the job" at the Standard Telephones factory, Sydney...Grocery store owner serving a customer, textile design students, lots of Hollywood actors/actresses of the day including Shirley Temple just after having her first child, funny photographs of Hollywood stars "ashing cigarettes together", Clark Gable
Comic Strip - Blondie
Photoclue Crossword puzzle
PIX Quiz
Advertisements for:
Lifebuoy Soap - eliminates "B.O"
Kolynos Dental Cream - bad teeth cause malnutrition
Protex Antiseptic soap
CONDITION:
Spine in both copies is sound, no damage
ALL pages are present and accounted for in each copy
Light yellowing to the paper stock in each copy
No writing at all
Some light marks or stains on pages but only infrequent and not heavy marking
No tears on both copies
No substantial creasing on both copies
Both copies are in approximately the same condition - I would consider these to be good - very good overall condition
Each copy has been safely stored on a stiff backing sheet and in a sealed plastic covering within smoke free environment.
